Background
Spivak, Peter Beeching was born on January 9, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alexander Avery and Marguerite Elizabeth (Beeching) Spivak.
Spivak, Peter Beeching was born on January 9, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alexander Avery and Marguerite Elizabeth (Beeching) Spivak.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1955. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1957.
Bar: Michigan 1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1962. Assistant United State Attorneys Eastern District Michigan, 1958-1960. Law clerk to judge The United States of America District Court Eastern District Michigan, 1960-1962.
Member firm Dyer, Meek, Ruegsegger & Bullard, Detroit, 1960-1962, Spivak &James, Detroit, 1962-1963, Fenton, Nederlander, Tracy & Dodge, Detroit, 1963-1964.
Chairman Michigan Public Service Commission, 1964-1968. Judge Wayne County (Michigan) Common Pleas Court, 1968-1972, presiding judge, 1971.
Judge Wayne County 3d Judicial Circuit Court, 1972-1981, Executive Committee, 1978-1981. Public administrator Wayne County, 1963-1964.
Of counsel Jaffe, Snider, Raitt & Huer, Detroit, 1982-1984, Fitzgerald Young Peters Dakmak & Bruno, Detroit, since 1984. president Michigan Panthers Professional Football Club, 1981-1983.
Trustee, Executive Committee New Detroit, Incorporated., since 1971. Executive Committee, director Music HallCtr. Performing Arts, Detroit, since 1972, Chairman of the Board, 1972-1974.
TrusteeDetroit City Theatre, U. Washington Institute Study Contemporary Social Problems, International Association Metropolitan Research and Development of Toronto, Detroit Symphony, since 1981.
Director Detroit Public Library Film Council, since 1973. Chairman Associations of Detroit Institute Arts, since 1981.
Chairman owners, acting commissioner United States Football League, 1980-1982.
Trustee, executive committee New Detroit, Inc, since 1971. Executive committee, director Music Hall Center Performing Arts, Detroit, since 1972, chairman board, 1972—1974. Trustee Detroit City Theatre, since 1981, University Washington Institute Study Contemporary Social Problems, 1981, International Association Metropolitan Research and Development Toronto, since 1981.
Director Detroit Public Library. Film Council, since 1973. Chairman owners, acting commissioner United States Football League, 1980—1982.
Chairman Associates Detroit Institute Arts, since 1981. Member of American Bar Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Michigan Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association.
Married Anne Dorothy Markley, January 3, 1974. Children: Frank, Jeffery, Michelle, Peter Junior.